Garment support



' July 15, 1947. R. PANKOWSKI GARMENT SUPPORT Filed Feb. 15, 1946INVENTOR. R. S. PANKOWSKI ATTORN EYS Patented July 15, 1947 UNITED STATE'S- PATENT OFFKZ E.

GARMENT SUPPORT Robert S. P'ankowski, La Porte, Ind.

Application February 15, 1946; SerialNo. 6473816 1 Claim. 1

The instant invention. relatesto garment sup ports, particularly forwomens clothes and its primary object is the provision of a support fora coat and including clip means adapted. for supporting a skirt beingonly folded at the side seams.

Another object of the invention is a garment support of the classcharacterized the clip of which may be opened after asuspendingmeans hasbeen swung toa predetermined position.

Another object is the provision of a garment support of simple, durableand economical construction.

With these and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionresides in the novelty of construction, combination and arrangement ofparts specifically described and distinctly claimed in the subjoinedclaim.

The description should be read in connection with the accompanyingdrawing forming part of the application, and wherein:

Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the preferred embodimentof my invention.

Figure 2 is a reduced top plan view.

Figure 3 is a front view.

In the drawing, in which like characters of reference designate like orsimilar parts, numeral 2 denotes generally a body member preferably madeof sheet metal or plastic and including an intermediate section 3forming a channel opening downwardly and having a bight part, theexterior surface of which is convex longitudinally and transversely.

The outer sections 5 are likewise convex on their exterior surfaces andin both directions named, and are of a greater width approximating thatof the average pads in garments to be supported thereby.

The intermediate section has in its bight portion an intermediatelongitudinal slot 1 for a hook 2 including a fragmentary annular part 9and a straight stem ll) extending from the lower end of the former and asubstantially sectoral part I I joined to the lower part of the stem.

From the right-hand end of the sectoral part extends a circular fingerl2 spaced at its upper edge from the lower circular edge of the sectorand defining therewith. a slot. The upper edge of the finger has anintermediate notch.

The same is adapted to receive a teat or proect on l3 formed upon thelower face and near the inner edge of tongue l4 extending substantiallyat right angles from a part l5 joined to the upper edge and to theintermediate point of a movable clip member l! which has a length 2about equal tothat of the intermediate sectionand bulges outwardly atits intermediate portion and is provided with a lower rolled orbeadeded'ge- [-82 The same may be covered with felt or soft rubber toprevent marking the garment to be held. 7

The upper edge of member M has two spaced hinge barrel portions or loops20 each interlinking through a slot 2 I with the channel wall of theintermediate section. Intermediate of the loops 20 and nearer to thebight part of the intermediate section the channel walls are providedwith registering apertures for a rivet 23 serving as a fulcrum for thehook and passing through a hole therein.

The rear channel wall or the wall parallel to the wall carrying themovable clip member, has a lower portion 25 forming the fixed clipmember of a shape similar to the shape of the movable clip member, andhaving a lower beaded or rolled edge l8 like that of the movable clipmember.

The support described and shown comprises only four parts. Theintermediate and outer sections can support a coat in its natural shape.since the shoulder contour of the sections named conform to thestructure of the body. Thus distortion of the hanging garment isprevented. The rounded outer sections prevent unsightly bulges formed byconventional hangers. Sweaters and woolen garments may be held by thehanger without the danger of the formation of so-called Wings on theshoulders.

The full width of the outer sections is a necessity for any dress 01'sport coat with built-in shoulder pads. The conventional hanger fails tosupport the pads, causing them to assume a fold leading to an eventualbreakdown of the padding. Pads supported by conventional hangers areliable to slip off and create bulges.

My garment support overcomes these defects. The full-length skirt clipwill grip a skirt that is only folded at the sideseams and has athirtyinch waist measurement, when the hook is in the full line positionof Figure 3 and the inner concave edge of the finger bears against theunderside of the tongue. When the hook is swung to the dotted lineposition of Figure 3, the outer edge of the sectoral portion bearsagainst the upper side of the tongue and moves the rolled edge of themovable clip member away from the corresponding edge of the fixed clippart so that the garment clamped therein is released. When the hook isin the full-line position of Figure 3, it is held against wobbling inthe support by the engagement of the projection l3 in the notch formedin the upper edge of the finger [2, even if the weight of the garment isnot uniformly supported over the support.

The garment support primarily designed for womens clothes is alsoadaptable to the needs for correct hanging of mens garments.

The finger, sector and tongue are enclosed and thus pinching of thematerial or of the fingers of the operator is prevented.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it will be understood that minor changes in construction,combination and arrangementof parts may be made without departing fromthe spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim is:

In a garment hanger having the usual centrally disposed hook withoutwardly extending and downwardly sloping arms, the combination, whichcomprises a bar with downwardly curved ends of comparatively thinmaterial in the shape of an inverted U in cross-section havingdownwardly extending arms and with the edges of the ends extendedoutward providing cushion-shaped shoulder-retaining elements forgarments, one of said arms carrying an extending outwardly bowed jawsection of a gripping clip suspended below the bar, said outwardly bowedjaw section integral with the arm from which it is suspended, acomplementary outwardly bowed jaw section extending downward-from theother of said arms, means hinging said complementary jaw section to thelower edge of the arm from which it extends, said complementary jawsection carrying a horizontally disposed tongue extending from a pointintermediate the ends thereof across the central portion of saidinverted U-shaped bar, the lower end of said hook carrying a dependingjaw below a, transverse horizontally positioned slot, and a pinextending through the arms of said inverted U'-shaped bar and throughthe hook pivotally mounting the hook in the bar wherein actuation of thehook to the upright position forces said depending law under the tongueholding the tongue with the complementary jaw in gripping relation withthe jaw integral with the arm of the inverted U-shaped bar.

ROBERT S. PANKOVI SKI.

REFERENCE S CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

Wollin Aug. 14, 1945

